nghê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nghe"

Vietnamese

nghê

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 猊, contracted from Chinese 狻猊 (Toan Nghê). See that entry for meanings and etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋe˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋej˧˧]
• Homophone: Nghê

Noun

(classifier con) nghê

1. a creature that has the traits of a dog and a lion (among others), serves as a guardian of temples, similar to a Chinese guardian lion